Lyme Regis Beach, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lyme Regis Beach | Beach |
| Lyme Regis | Civil Parish |
| West Dorset | District (Abolished) |
| Dorset | Unitary Authority |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 43' 9'' North , 2° 56' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SY334914
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lyme Regis | 4,712 (2018) | 1.0km |
| Charmouth | 1,352 (2018) | 3.7km |
| Raymond's Hill | 768 (2017) | 5.1km |
| Whitchurch Canonicorum | 312 (2018) | 7.0km |
| Musbury | 543 (2018) | 7.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1567
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1567:0
GUID (UUID V4):
253a8d44-72b6-4fd3-a3e8-5d8992013654
Monmouth Beach is a pebble and rock beach stretching approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) westwards from the harbour at Lyme Regis, West Dorset to Pinhay Bay, East Devon. It is part of the Jurassic Coast, situated below Ware Cliffs, and includes Poker's Pool, Virtle Rock and Chippel Bay. Virtle Rock is the farthest islet from the coast in Poker's Pool.
The name derives from the landing here of Duke of Monmouth in 1685 during his attempt to take the crown from King James II. Following the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth, twelve locals were hanged on the beach on the order of the notorious "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys.
Monmouth Beach is now owned by the National Trust, and is very popular with fossil hunters, as ammonites, belemnites, plant fossils and even a few remains of Ichthyosaur vertebrae fossils have been found here. The cliffs are estimated to be 199-189 million years old.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Bassanite Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Agate |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Fissure infill in Cretaceous limestones. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) Β· 0.5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Beach,_Lyme_Regis |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q6901052 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- Jurassic Coast World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site (UNESCO)
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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